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The first man on the moon declared, "That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” Here's who he was, plus 11 more who walked the moon.
The first moon landing on July 20, 1969, was one of the great achievements in human history. These 8 facts highlight the way it still captures the human imagination today.
Only 12 people have ever walked on the moon, making it one of the most exclusive clubs. While hundreds of astronauts have traveled to space, only a select few have set foot on another world ...
In 1976, America’s Viking 1 robot spacecraft made a successful, first-ever landing on Mars. In 1977, a flash flood hit Johnstown, Pennsylvania, killing more than 80 people and causing $350 ...
DERMOT O’LEARY: In 1969, Neil Armstrong was the first human being to set foot on the Moon and in doing so completely changed our view of the world. 18 years earlier, as a 21-year-old fighter ...
We got time off classes for the first steps on the moon. It was an all-boys school in Melbourne: long trousers from year 8 up. But I was in year 7, which meant bare knees.
The outfit has landed. This is the Prada co-designed spacesuit that will be worn by the first woman and the first person of color ever to land on the moon as they take their first steps on the ...
First British person to walk on the Moon by 2025, ... All 12 people who have ever walked on the moon’s surface, on missions by Nasa’s Apollo space programme, have been American.